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there was a movement to run him for president, "i will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected." that was the sherman like statement you issued. >> that's, well, i'm not quite up to sherman's standards and i don't think i'm quite ready to lay waste to georgia either. but a good, good man i admire actually. >> but the grassroots campaign in your behalf, unofficial, was serious. i mean, over 235,000 people signed on. you broke their hearts. any regrets? >> no, because i probably have more influence than i, doing what i do now than i would if i were inside trying to, you know, do the court power games that come with any white house, even the best, which i don't think i'd be any good at. so no, this is fine. and what the president needs right now is he needs a hardnosed negotiator. and rumor has it that's what he's got, so. >> in jack lew? >> that's right. the president can't pass major new legislation. he can't formulate major new programs right now. what he has to do now is bargain down or ride over these crazy people in the republican party. and we what we need now is not deep t
there was a movement to run him for president, "i will not accept if nominated and will not serve if elected." that was the sherman like statement you issued. >> that's, well, i'm not quite up to sherman's standards and i don't think i'm quite ready to lay waste to georgia either. but a good, good man i admire actually. >> but the grassroots campaign in your behalf, unofficial, was serious. i mean, over 235,000 people signed on. you broke their hearts. any regrets?...
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craig biggio received just over 68%. >>> the last year that no players were elected were 1966. here now is mike barnacle, mike, message received loud and career? >> yes. it was a resounding vote against the steroid era. some players who will eventually get into the hall of fame once the steroid era is declared, some players were voted -- not voted into the hall of fame just based on suspicion. if you were suspicious that certain players were on steroids and you're a sports writers and you didn't write about it and now you're voting against them because of a suspicion that you had 10, 15 years ago, there's an element of hipocrisy. >> what is your solution? >> you know, first of all, it ought to be hard to get into the hall of fame. i think eventually they'll have to rejigger how many votes they have. maybe maybe it 100 voters. who are representative of the era in which they're voting. 75 of 100 votes to get into the hall of fame. >> who's going to be the first one to get in, if any? >> maybe jeff bagwell or mike piazza. >> educated me this morning. thanks, mike. >>> let's turn t
craig biggio received just over 68%. >>> the last year that no players were elected were 1966. here now is mike barnacle, mike, message received loud and career? >> yes. it was a resounding vote against the steroid era. some players who will eventually get into the hall of fame once the steroid era is declared, some players were voted -- not voted into the hall of fame just based on suspicion. if you were suspicious that certain players were on steroids and you're a sports...
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for only the eighth time since voting began in 1936, brian, the voting membership did not elect anyone to cooperstown. [ laughter ] >> jon: you took me out to dinner. you bought me wine you gave me a sandwich and then we don't (bleep). is that what you are telling me? [ laughter ] all that for nothing. can't you pretend you were surprised. what was on the piece of paper? is it this? let me get that out there. all this for nothing. i'll tell you, these guys have to feel bad, huh? locked out of the hall for shooting moose semen between their toes. especially when you consider who they let in the hall. >> ty cobb. he was a scoundrel but amazing player. he is in. >> jon: not so much a scoundrel a racist actually but he got in 1936 before black people were allowed to play in major league baseball. if everyone else is racist does that mean you are racist? it does, actually you just take a lot less (bleep) for being racist. it's like wearing spac try that now. this isn't a big deal. nobody got in. i get why they passed up monsters inc. what about craig biggio. the only thing he is juicing is
for only the eighth time since voting began in 1936, brian, the voting membership did not elect anyone to cooperstown. [ laughter ] >> jon: you took me out to dinner. you bought me wine you gave me a sandwich and then we don't (bleep). is that what you are telling me? [ laughter ] all that for nothing. can't you pretend you were surprised. what was on the piece of paper? is it this? let me get that out there. all this for nothing. i'll tell you, these guys have to feel bad, huh? locked...
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>> uh-huh. >> some election maps? >> uh-huh. which i -- which i also got right and you have -- >> you had it right like -- >> of course, of course, of course! i knew you were calling for it. i'll get you, nick and tracy! you love putting that thing up. >> version three in the morning after the election. >> no, it did not. >> no. >> better than yours. >> they had not called florida yet. >> you still have it red, don't you? >> i saw only -- >> enough of this. >> i saw "les mis" and "argo." i loved them both. the best part of the year is daytona 500. i'm excited -- i always like seeing the host not psyched for seth mcfar laland. i'm a fan of his and "family guy" but i feel it's nuanced and weird and young and i don't think the wide audience that oscars get will get his humor. unless he really widens it out to mass appeal, i think it's going to come off weird. it's also very self referent shl the humor and writing and if you don't know every "family guy" episode or what he does, you will miss the jokes. >> i would have been with you
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obviously, virginia is a state that democrats passed election. and a pretty fair assessment. split. other question do you favor putting armed police officers in public schools? 66% favor. 29% oppose. actually when you broke it down it was 7 #% republicanssh -- 79% republicans and 58% democrats favored. nra supported position of putting armed guards in schoo schools. >> the country is split on many issues but in the end what mara is saying is correct. it's not going to make much difference. i would be impolite to say the measures are placebos. as a doctor i did sustained placebos. it doesn't hurt anybody. just feel better. it's cheap and a sugar pill. we had a fairly restrictive assault weapons ban in the mid- '90s. it lasted ten years and it had almost zero effect on the violence. gun violence. and these measures will have zero effect on the massacres as we saw in aurora or tucson. people will have the feeling they have done something. but here is the reason why the ban failed in the mid-'90s. it wasn't the loopholes and the way to get around the law. the fact is there are 300 milli
obviously, virginia is a state that democrats passed election. and a pretty fair assessment. split. other question do you favor putting armed police officers in public schools? 66% favor. 29% oppose. actually when you broke it down it was 7 #% republicanssh -- 79% republicans and 58% democrats favored. nra supported position of putting armed guards in schoo schools. >> the country is split on many issues but in the end what mara is saying is correct. it's not going to make much...
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remember, this is after 2010 when the republican house was elected and hopefully, we were in a point to make some fundamental changes in spending in america and they came out with a budget that did just the opposite. and he told the american people what they wanted to hear. but it wasn't the truth. >> greta: all right. just to zero in, there is a big difference between being mistaken or i mean, having a different viewpoint and trying to be deceitful and a lie. that's very different. where does he fall in the spectrum, in your opinion? >> i gave him a chance at the hearing -- he had already said the statements publicly. i quoted them back to him. he said it was accurate. he defended those statements, although i will acknowledge that secretary geithner who followed him would not say so. he knew that wasn't accurate. he acknowledged that the president's budget didn't put us on a sustainable path, but not mr. lew. he continued to spin and repeat those statemented and the president was running ads on it in september right before the election, saying the same thing, that his budget paid do
remember, this is after 2010 when the republican house was elected and hopefully, we were in a point to make some fundamental changes in spending in america and they came out with a budget that did just the opposite. and he told the american people what they wanted to hear. but it wasn't the truth. >> greta: all right. just to zero in, there is a big difference between being mistaken or i mean, having a different viewpoint and trying to be deceitful and a lie. that's very different. where...
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. >>> since the election, vice president has taken a front and center role leading the task force and as he points out in his new column, his success might be partly attributable to the fact that republican ares like biden and feels he treats them fairly. does anyone know how to make a deal. it was a rethor are ical question. first he will have to beat hillary clinton. in a new ppp poll, 57% said they would like to see her as the democratic presidential candidate. joining me now. msnbc ezra's klein. >> the joe by den that we have seen emerged is the one we know. i have seen him be concise, effective. very clear, on what objectives are and clear on what was possible and that seems to be the role he is playing inside the white house. it is a big role. it was born out of the increasing feel of biden. he makes these hilarious jokes. telling people they are going to have to spread their legs to get frisked at the senate. when he ran with president obama the idea of the obama candidacy was to get washington past it's partisan warfare. that new kind of politics has lead to many successes. it
. >>> since the election, vice president has taken a front and center role leading the task force and as he points out in his new column, his success might be partly attributable to the fact that republican ares like biden and feels he treats them fairly. does anyone know how to make a deal. it was a rethor are ical question. first he will have to beat hillary clinton. in a new ppp poll, 57% said they would like to see her as the democratic presidential candidate. joining me now. msnbc...
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they decided the election. >> cenk: i think 76% is too low. which lgbt is voting for republicans these days. [ laughter ] >> cenk: the nones not affiliated with any religion are 20% of the country and went to obama, but they have zero political power. they're not focused. they don't make demands. they're not an activist group that say take us seriously and don't have the money to back it up. that's an enormous difference. giglio he's fighting against sex slavery, et cetera. >> very important work in that reward. some say this happened 15 years ago. is it fair to say this is the guy we draw the line on? >> other prominent speaker had evolved. had he evolved i think people would have given him a pass. he demonstrated that he hasn't evolved. you mentioned things he wrote in his withdrawing from the inauguration statement. there was some, you know, certain like dog whistling about not being aevolved at all. i will most certainly pray for him on inauguration day. our nation is divided. >> cenk: let me give the audience one last quote from giglio. t
they decided the election. >> cenk: i think 76% is too low. which lgbt is voting for republicans these days. [ laughter ] >> cenk: the nones not affiliated with any religion are 20% of the country and went to obama, but they have zero political power. they're not focused. they don't make demands. they're not an activist group that say take us seriously and don't have the money to back it up. that's an enormous difference. giglio he's fighting against sex slavery, et cetera. >>...
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president obama won 71% of the hispanic vote over mitt romney this past election. in 2008, obama took 67% to mccain's 31%. >>> well, the pentagon is preparing for a worst case scenario in which lawmakers fail to retain march 1st deadline on a budget deal that would result in deep across the board budget cuts, including 500 million less for the pentagon. defense secretary leon panetta has ordered a series of cutback measures, including a freeze on civilian hiring and a delay on contract awards. he also warned budget cuts would be a huge setback for national security. >> regardless of what congress does or fails to do, we still have an obligation to protect this country. the simple fact is that this fiscal uncertainty has become a very serious threat to our national security. and like any grave threat that we face, the american people expect and deserve action. >> panetta, who is stepping down as defense secretary, said the budget cuts may require furloughs for nearly 800,000 civilian employees in the department. >>> well, today president obama is scheduled to meet w
president obama won 71% of the hispanic vote over mitt romney this past election. in 2008, obama took 67% to mccain's 31%. >>> well, the pentagon is preparing for a worst case scenario in which lawmakers fail to retain march 1st deadline on a budget deal that would result in deep across the board budget cuts, including 500 million less for the pentagon. defense secretary leon panetta has ordered a series of cutback measures, including a freeze on civilian hiring and a delay on contract...
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the election is over. you will deliver state of the business tomorrow. what do you think going forward? >> the job of the chamber of commerce is to represent the american business community. millions of small businesses, medium size and large businesses. it's not my job to agree with the president. but we were founded 100 years ago for two reasons. to represent the business community and to help our government. for years we have done that. when this administration came to office, they helped them get stimulus bill. they didn't like that. we helped them with the banking and the automobile companies. we want to help them on a lot of things. we need immigration bill. ready to do that. we made a major suggestion. you can't do this in cost cutting and tax increases. we need a third bucket, energy. the most prolific energy company in the world now. >> bret: when he says at one point several weeks ago that the president said we don't have a spending problem and boehner said, "mr. president, we have a serious spending problem." he repeated the message so often,
the election is over. you will deliver state of the business tomorrow. what do you think going forward? >> the job of the chamber of commerce is to represent the american business community. millions of small businesses, medium size and large businesses. it's not my job to agree with the president. but we were founded 100 years ago for two reasons. to represent the business community and to help our government. for years we have done that. when this administration came to office, they...
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they were wrong in this past election. all they've done is hurt the country for the past two years. >> governor dean, you're a doctor. what did you think of congressman phil gingrey's comments in the previous segment? >> i think he is probably not qualified to practice medicine. for the first time i've been glad that phil gingrey is in congress because that means he's not treating patients. if that's what he believes medicine -- that's an old paternalistic way, that old male gynecologists used to treat women, and that's why most women don't go to male gynecologists anymore. it's an appalling lack of knowledge of medicine, the basics of medicine. >> howard dean, great to have you with us on "the ed show" tonight. thank you. >>> next, a top economist says president obama should go for the platinum coin option if republicans try to hold the country hostage over the debt ceiling. we'll bring you the details. stay with us. >>> and of course, we love hearing from our viewers on our twitter and our facebook page. many of you are
they were wrong in this past election. all they've done is hurt the country for the past two years. >> governor dean, you're a doctor. what did you think of congressman phil gingrey's comments in the previous segment? >> i think he is probably not qualified to practice medicine. for the first time i've been glad that phil gingrey is in congress because that means he's not treating patients. if that's what he believes medicine -- that's an old paternalistic way, that old male...
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they have elections scheduled for june. that is going to perhaps shape the direction -- we hope it will shape it in a positive way that they will back down from their aspirations for nuclear technology and nuclear weapons. but the first issue is keep the pressure on. as the president has said and as chuck hagel will say, we need every option on the table. we have to assess all those options. and one of the things interesting about this issue of temperament there, i know there's a close relationship between the president and chuck hagel. i've traveled with them. i understand it, but i also understand that chuck has the wherewithal and the ability to speak truth to power. he's demonstrated that throughout his entire career. that is a value that is extraordinarily important to the president, and i think he recognizes that, and that willing one of his virtues as secretary of defense. >> senator reed emphasizes pressure but one of the points that robert jarvis makes is get more creative on the carrot you'll offer to iran so ther
they have elections scheduled for june. that is going to perhaps shape the direction -- we hope it will shape it in a positive way that they will back down from their aspirations for nuclear technology and nuclear weapons. but the first issue is keep the pressure on. as the president has said and as chuck hagel will say, we need every option on the table. we have to assess all those options. and one of the things interesting about this issue of temperament there, i know there's a close...
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he won the election, shouldn't he get those choices? >> well, perhaps, except that his world view includes, i'm convinced, the idea that spending on defense has got to fall and that that money has to be reprogrammed into domestic spending. the defense budget is 600 billion dollars more or less and post war, 5% of gdp and conservatives argue it should now be about 4% of gdp. i think that chuck hagel's job is to start pushing that number downward and that's because barack obama wants it to fall after iraq, after afghanistan and then the democrats want for 25 years to spend that money on domestic education and energy. >> and of course the europeans discover you can only take so much money from defense and put it into the entitlement. >> they believe that. >> and eventually you end up bankrupt and defenseless. the europeans can afford that because they have the americans behind them. who do we have behind us? >> right, but here is the question that i have politically, the president knows because this was floated and you've written two criti
he won the election, shouldn't he get those choices? >> well, perhaps, except that his world view includes, i'm convinced, the idea that spending on defense has got to fall and that that money has to be reprogrammed into domestic spending. the defense budget is 600 billion dollars more or less and post war, 5% of gdp and conservatives argue it should now be about 4% of gdp. i think that chuck hagel's job is to start pushing that number downward and that's because barack obama wants it to...
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they have to take their arguments about hitler and stalin into the 2014 election and get stomped in those suburban districts. they'll win the rural vote, but in the swing suburban districts where you have people with a lot of commonsense, if they get beat and beat bad and they -- democrats focus on these districts not only can they get some gun control legislation, but they can get the house back. this is about the nuts and bolts of politics and developing a moment that it's the only thing that's ever caused change in this. >> why that's really important is that the nra wants us to fall into this trap of making this about a bill or making this about a restriction or a legislation. this is about much more than that. this is a much larger movement of not just the federal government and congress, but also of state legislatures. also municipalities, and also individual citizens who say enough. say the killing in our streets is absolutely unnecessary and it's unconscionable for us to -- >> i want to bring you back in here, colin, because as we're talking about grassroots movements, one of the
they have to take their arguments about hitler and stalin into the 2014 election and get stomped in those suburban districts. they'll win the rural vote, but in the swing suburban districts where you have people with a lot of commonsense, if they get beat and beat bad and they -- democrats focus on these districts not only can they get some gun control legislation, but they can get the house back. this is about the nuts and bolts of politics and developing a moment that it's the only thing...
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remember, this was after 2010 when the republican house was elected and hopefully we were at a point to make some fundamental changes in spending in america, and they came out with a budget that did just the opposite and he told the american people what they wanted to hear, but it wasn't the truth. >> greta: all right. and just so i'm zero in on and not going to beat a dead horse. there's a big difference between being mistaken or a different viewpoint and trying to be deceitful and a lie, because that's a very different -- where does he fall in this spectrum in your opinion? >> well, i gave him a chance in the hearing. he made the statements publicly and i quoted them back and he said it was accurate, he defended those statements although i will acknowledge secretary geithner who followed him before the committee would not say so. he knew that wasn't accurate. he acknowledged that the president's budget did not put us on sustainable path, but not mr. lew, he continued to spin and repeat those misstatements and indeed the president was running ads on it in september right before the
remember, this was after 2010 when the republican house was elected and hopefully we were at a point to make some fundamental changes in spending in america, and they came out with a budget that did just the opposite and he told the american people what they wanted to hear, but it wasn't the truth. >> greta: all right. and just so i'm zero in on and not going to beat a dead horse. there's a big difference between being mistaken or a different viewpoint and trying to be deceitful and a...
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and not just elected in a squeaker, but elected with majorities. re-elected with majority. african american. what's this mean? does this mean something big or marginal? >> i think it's huge. this is huge. barack obama winning the second time, it symbolizes something that's greater than just being black or white or anything. he just embodies where we're headed right now. it's a big deal. it's a game-changer. >> jeef re, what do you want? what do you want from this president's second year to make histo history? >> to make history. well, you know, i actually had the opportunity to meet president obama when he was a state senator, i think it was late 2003, early 2004. first time i heard him speak. at that time, he said something that stayed with me. he said the democratic party needed to establish its core principl principles, stop reacting to the other guy and i think he has an opportunity, now, this term, to really lead from that perspective, you know, to really define, you know, who we are not just for the sake of the democratic party, but to define who we are for the sake o
and not just elected in a squeaker, but elected with majorities. re-elected with majority. african american. what's this mean? does this mean something big or marginal? >> i think it's huge. this is huge. barack obama winning the second time, it symbolizes something that's greater than just being black or white or anything. he just embodies where we're headed right now. it's a big deal. it's a game-changer. >> jeef re, what do you want? what do you want from this president's second...
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>> millard filmore was our 13th president and that's interesting simply because fill more was never elected to the office. he succeeded zachary taylor upon taylor's death in 1850. >> i will stop you real quick and we are just about out of time but there is nothing to this we have fun with t but the superstition is all it really is, nothing to support it's really bad, right? >> not that i'm aware of. i do have fun with it. i like the number 13, some people sometimes ask me if i'm superstitio superstitious. absolutely not. i will tell that you every time i fly commercial airliners, i always wear the same shoes and the same socks and the same payments and the same shirt, the same lucky cap but i am not superstitious. >> no i bet you are not. dr. 13, thomas fernsler, thank you for joining us today on the 13th. >> thank you. >> bye bye. >>> he was called a very lucky man. but after wing the lottery, he ended up dead. police say he was poison bud that's not the end of this story. find out what's happening now in the investigation. >>> and a year after the costa con yord ya disaster, the massive c
>> millard filmore was our 13th president and that's interesting simply because fill more was never elected to the office. he succeeded zachary taylor upon taylor's death in 1850. >> i will stop you real quick and we are just about out of time but there is nothing to this we have fun with t but the superstition is all it really is, nothing to support it's really bad, right? >> not that i'm aware of. i do have fun with it. i like the number 13, some people sometimes ask me if...
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the election. because i'm sorry, when i heard that sean hannity was open to immigration reform, i wasn't sure if i was on that episode of "seinfeld" where everything was in bizarro world. we've crossed over into a new america. immigration reform is no long arrest pipe dream. it's likely going to happen because mainly latinos will determine the future of the electorate. governor jeb bush who was talking about my home state of texas and said it was possible that texas could go blue. jeb bush said it was possible if the republicans don't engage on the issue of immigration reform and evolve. i really think there is a chance of getting it done. look he fired a warning shot a couple of days ago with this waiver to the department of homeland security if you guys won't work with me, i'll work around you right? for those of you who don't know those undocumented immigrants who have a spouse, a child, a parent who is an american citizen don't have to go back to their home country and start the process over wh
the election. because i'm sorry, when i heard that sean hannity was open to immigration reform, i wasn't sure if i was on that episode of "seinfeld" where everything was in bizarro world. we've crossed over into a new america. immigration reform is no long arrest pipe dream. it's likely going to happen because mainly latinos will determine the future of the electorate. governor jeb bush who was talking about my home state of texas and said it was possible that texas could go blue. jeb...
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they lost all their --. >> sean: they got elected, too. >> i don't understand. you know, it's funny, and john boehner, who i know and like a lot, by the way, and i happen to think he's very capable, i just don't know what happened here. i don't understand it. the republicans, believe -- i've been saying the last few months the republicans have all the cards and not just talking about just the debt ceiling, and i'm worried about the debt ceiling 'cause i think the president's going to use the 14th amendment and we're going to end up in lawsuits for the next ten years. and so, i don't like the debt ceiling by itself as a point of strength. the strength was, let everybody pay-- let all of his supporters start paying more tax and em come to you and he will make-- that's called deal making 101, basic deal making. somebody said do they know how to make deals? i said it's not about deals, it's about common sense. >> sean: your book "the art of the deal" it says you should be willing to wake away from any deal at the last moment. weren't they afraid they'd go over the c
they lost all their --. >> sean: they got elected, too. >> i don't understand. you know, it's funny, and john boehner, who i know and like a lot, by the way, and i happen to think he's very capable, i just don't know what happened here. i don't understand it. the republicans, believe -- i've been saying the last few months the republicans have all the cards and not just talking about just the debt ceiling, and i'm worried about the debt ceiling 'cause i think the president's going...
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overall bill might not pass and that if it did, many democrats who voted for it would not survive the election in november. their concerns turned out to be justified. 54 democrats including speaker foley himself lost their seats that november in the so-called republican revolution of that year. in part by pro-gun voters mobilized by the national rifle association. >>> michigan congressman john dingle was one of the democrats that survived the 1994 election despite having to quit the nra to vote for the crime bill. joining me is the congressman's wife, debbie. democratic strategist, leading figure in michigan political circles and following the gun debate very closely. debbie, happy new year. good to see you. >> happy new year, chuck. good to see you. it is a subject that's very complicated. >> yes. and -- i want to pull an op-ed that was -- you wrote here. you wrote this last month. you said demonizing the nra or gun owners in general gets us nowhere. appreciate round of proposals will not work. we need to knowledge we have social problems and get at the root causes. mental illness, failing ed
overall bill might not pass and that if it did, many democrats who voted for it would not survive the election in november. their concerns turned out to be justified. 54 democrats including speaker foley himself lost their seats that november in the so-called republican revolution of that year. in part by pro-gun voters mobilized by the national rifle association. >>> michigan congressman john dingle was one of the democrats that survived the 1994 election despite having to quit the...
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and when he was elected the second time, he was elected with 83% of the vote. this is a guy respected by his fellow citizens of nebraska. served here for a total of 12 years. and what did he do when he left the senate? he came became an ac testimony knick georgetown, school of foreign service, teaching the new leaders. he also has been co-chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board. he is alsos on the defense policy board. this is a gentleman who knows all of these issues in depth. he is a fellow who speaks his mind. he sometimes gets in trouble with those who think he should not speak his mind but he says what he believes and he sticks with t so the issues that are being raised now are important issues and that's why we have a confirmation hearing and i'm sure that chuck will be able to deal with those issues at the hearing. >> let's go through a few of them. >> all right. >> he failed to label iran's revolutionary guard a terror organization, advocated direct talks with iran which have not borne fruit and as vo cated taking force off the table whe
and when he was elected the second time, he was elected with 83% of the vote. this is a guy respected by his fellow citizens of nebraska. served here for a total of 12 years. and what did he do when he left the senate? he came became an ac testimony knick georgetown, school of foreign service, teaching the new leaders. he also has been co-chairman of the president's intelligence advisory board. he is alsos on the defense policy board. this is a gentleman who knows all of these issues in depth....
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plus, i think you can add election reform to it. that is probably also on deck. but now we know when we know we are going to know about this agenda for sure, and when we're going to get the details about it. it is february 12. you can mark your calendars that is also abraham lincoln's birthday, and it is also that day that we will find out what happens next for our country. well will find out at least where the conversation what should happen in our country for the next four years is going to start. it's also happening to be my favorite day of the year, state of the union, yeah! ♪ [ male announcer ] this is karen and jeremiah. they don't know it yet, but they're gonna fall in love, get married, have a couple of kids, [ children laughing ] move to the country, and live a long, happy life together where they almost never fight about money. [ dog barks ] because right after they get married, they'll find some retirement people who are paid on salary, not commission. they'll get straightforward guidance and be able to focus on other things, like each other, which i
plus, i think you can add election reform to it. that is probably also on deck. but now we know when we know we are going to know about this agenda for sure, and when we're going to get the details about it. it is february 12. you can mark your calendars that is also abraham lincoln's birthday, and it is also that day that we will find out what happens next for our country. well will find out at least where the conversation what should happen in our country for the next four years is going to...
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>> matt, we've lost two national elections in a row, i'd say the answer is no. >> okay. >> i think a lot of folks would agree with that, yeah. >> where does he stand, because you'd have to say that as a northeast governor, he is far more, you know, down the middle or liberal than most of the people who dominate the primary process. how does he get through a republican primary? >> the question is twofold. first of all, it's his policy positions but also his manner. obviously, he has a blunt, jerseylike manner. how does that play in iowa and south carolina? andrea, we don't have to look far in history to see where some candidates from the northeast have struggled in national gop primaries. rudy giuliani comes to mind. he never fit in in a place like iowa or new hampshire, which demands a certain kind of personal attention. i think it's going to be fascinating to watch christie put on the policy side and also the personal side in terms of what kind of fit he is for a gop primary that is focused on the south and midwest. >> all good stuff. thank you very much, jonathan. >> thanks, andrea
>> matt, we've lost two national elections in a row, i'd say the answer is no. >> okay. >> i think a lot of folks would agree with that, yeah. >> where does he stand, because you'd have to say that as a northeast governor, he is far more, you know, down the middle or liberal than most of the people who dominate the primary process. how does he get through a republican primary? >> the question is twofold. first of all, it's his policy positions but also his manner....
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you get this attention is if you're doing your job well and you're being active for the people that elected you. >> doing your job well. listen to this, there's a new poll putting christie's approval 73%. and he has strong approval out of his own party. 62% among democrats. 69% among nonwhites. wednesday's political panel, ruth marcus for "the washington post," msnbc, karen finney, also a columnist for the hill. msnbc analyst michael steele, also former chair of the republican national committee. gang, it's great to see all of you. and this is really impressive news for chris christie. to look at where he's come. especially what his state has faced on the heels of hurricane sandy. and if we can go ahead and look at this fairly dickinson poll. the governor christie approval, dem crams, 62%. what you see numbers like that what does that say to you, michael? >> it makes me smile. that means he's resonating with the braoad specter of voters in the state. and that's what a good political leader does and christie is very effective that way. i think he's very smart to put off are you going to be t
you get this attention is if you're doing your job well and you're being active for the people that elected you. >> doing your job well. listen to this, there's a new poll putting christie's approval 73%. and he has strong approval out of his own party. 62% among democrats. 69% among nonwhites. wednesday's political panel, ruth marcus for "the washington post," msnbc, karen finney, also a columnist for the hill. msnbc analyst michael steele, also former chair of the republican...
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what they've learned election after election on the national stage is that's not true. they are not able to embrace that reality and change course and nothing's going to change the course of the house in that regard until those districts get redrawn into competitive districts. >> part of me just wants to be a soothe sayer to the republicans who are leaning towards moderation and say be free from fear. let them be crazy. you don't have to be like that. then you hear news mitch mcconnell, parts of the party, outside groups, we're going to primary you, mitch mcconnell, you made a deal on the fiscal cliff. jonathan, what are these erstwhile moderate republicans to do? >> run in fear, which is what they've been doing. if you're mitch mcconnell coming up for reelection in 2014 and you have seen more than one of your fellow senators and some folks in the house go down in defeat, not in a general election, but in a primary, people have been sitting on capitol hill for years, go down in a primary because they weren't conservative enough and have a 100-plus rating by the conserva
what they've learned election after election on the national stage is that's not true. they are not able to embrace that reality and change course and nothing's going to change the course of the house in that regard until those districts get redrawn into competitive districts. >> part of me just wants to be a soothe sayer to the republicans who are leaning towards moderation and say be free from fear. let them be crazy. you don't have to be like that. then you hear news mitch mcconnell,...
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consider this, west virginia was reliably democratic in presidential elections voting for carter over reagan in 1980 and mike dukakis in '88. but since 2000 it's been solidly republican and president obama lost the state by 26 points. we'll be right back. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with my doctor. we discussed all the symptoms... then he gave me some blood tests. showed it was low t. that's it. it was a number -- not just me. [ male announcer ] today, men with low t have androgel 1.62% (testosterone gel). the #1 prescribed topical testosterone replacement therapy, increases testosterone when used daily. women and children should avoid contact with application sites. discontinue androgel and call your doctor if you see unexpected signs of early puberty in a child, or signs in a woman, which may include changes in body hair or a large increase in acne, possibly due to accidental
consider this, west virginia was reliably democratic in presidential elections voting for carter over reagan in 1980 and mike dukakis in '88. but since 2000 it's been solidly republican and president obama lost the state by 26 points. we'll be right back. i have low testosterone. there, i said it. how did i know? well, i didn't really. see, i figured low testosterone would decrease my sex drive... but when i started losing energy and became moody... that's when i had an honest conversation with...
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>> we have lost two national elections, i would say no. we're in politics to win, we need to think about doing something different. >> today, governor chris christie appeared on five morning shows and is also on the cover of this week's issue "time magazine." today, the governor gave the republicans this advice. >> what are you getting right that republicans in washington, d.c. are getting so wrong? what don't they get? >> we're compromising when we need to. i'm in divided government. i have a democratic senate and democratic assembly. so what that means is, i'm not going to get everything i want. >> here is what chris christie thinks of the tea party. >> i don't think they have had too much influence, and i think there is a lot of things -- >> you don't think that is why the house republicans have not been able to get to a fiscal cliff deal? >> you know i think there are a lot of reasons, some of them personal, they get into these kind of toxic competitions with each other, and these internal palace intrigue things, don't look at me puzzl
>> we have lost two national elections, i would say no. we're in politics to win, we need to think about doing something different. >> today, governor chris christie appeared on five morning shows and is also on the cover of this week's issue "time magazine." today, the governor gave the republicans this advice. >> what are you getting right that republicans in washington, d.c. are getting so wrong? what don't they get? >> we're compromising when we need to....
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. >> a re-elected democratic president. and a re-elected republican house. the message then seems to be, not everybody is going to get everything they want. one could look at this and say that boehner has had the harder time getting -- convincing his members they're not going to get everything they want. how are you going to get involved in that? >> first of all, we all know -- you have a lot of experience. the guy that owns the white house owns the bully pulpit and has a lot of leverage. and the first cut on the cliff were serious tax cuts, and adjustments and elimination and deductions, not really anything on -- not cutting spending, turning down the growth of spending. and i think that boehner has a real tough time, tough time dealing with the white house. and a tough time dealing with his colleagues. you know, it's the people's house. it has been for all of our history, the place where they raise all kinds of hell. and he has got -- you know, bring those people, his caucus, to a reasonable conclusion. i'm very hopeful we'll get there. he'll have 20 of th
. >> a re-elected democratic president. and a re-elected republican house. the message then seems to be, not everybody is going to get everything they want. one could look at this and say that boehner has had the harder time getting -- convincing his members they're not going to get everything they want. how are you going to get involved in that? >> first of all, we all know -- you have a lot of experience. the guy that owns the white house owns the bully pulpit and has a lot of...
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>> well, i think that the president has looked at the -- he just won election. he has looked at the political tea leaves in the united states, and there is not very much support for this. and i think he is making a very important strategic judgment that the timing, that you've got american men and women still on the front line. they're still going to be in danger, but there is nothing strategically achievable in the spring that is different than what is strategically achievable in the summer or fall. and i think for those people who thought that barack obama was going to acquiesce to an era of permanent war, they're totally wrong. this is a very important day. i was rereading a book called "drift: the unmooring of the american military power" written by one rachel maddow today, and in that you just see the remarkable change in what happened in the decisions to raid iraq and afghanistan, and what was set up just one year ago, the pentagon was simply whispering. jerns simply saying steve, this is korea. we're never really going to leave. so what barack obama has d
>> well, i think that the president has looked at the -- he just won election. he has looked at the political tea leaves in the united states, and there is not very much support for this. and i think he is making a very important strategic judgment that the timing, that you've got american men and women still on the front line. they're still going to be in danger, but there is nothing strategically achievable in the spring that is different than what is strategically achievable in the...